The birth of Space City

September 14, 2013

This month, 50 years ago, Johnson Space Center opened for business. The center is named for LBJ, the real mover behind the center coming to Houston was Albert Thomas and a small cadre of the Suite 8F group pulled this deal together. Getting JSC, essentially, transformed Houston from a modest city into arguably the most important metro area in the southern United States.

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1962 - Manned Spacecraft Center site prior to ground breaking and the beginning of construction.

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1962 - Manned Spacecraft Center site prior to ground breaking and the beginning of construction.